SUMMARY:

• 28 years in healthcare, management and operations.
• 12 years of experience in LIS management.
• Proven success at 7 major healthcare systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Soft Computer Systems/SCC/SoftLab
• Allscripts
• EMR and Practice Management systems
• Labtest/Lifepoint
• EHR
• Antrim/Sunquest/Misys
• Servicenow
• Microsoft Office Suite
• 4Medica
• Frontline/Gajema
• LIS/LISM applications
• ICD - 9 and ICD-10
• SharePoint
• CPOE
• HL7
• Atlas LIS/EMR
• HIE
• LOINC
• HEDIS and Quality Measurement
• Cerner PathNet (Classic and Millennium)
• SNOMED-CT
• Meaningful Use Stages 1-3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consultant/Senior Program Manager

Confidential, Chicago, IL 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivery of new LIMS systems
• Initiated and launched enterprise-wide issue tracking database, creating lab-specific templates and scripts
• Standardized laboratory processes and procedures
• Lead Sr. Program Manager for Confidential, resulting in successful implementation, while providing additional capabilities not offered in previous LIS implementations
• Lead the successful completion of enterprise-wide LIMS Integration

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA 

• Responsible for performing clinical and operational assessment for new laboratory Anatomic Pathology information system, presenting findings to Stanford University and Hospital pathology group, PMO and executive leadership.
• Responsible for delivery of Anatomical Pathology assessment

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

• Responsible for delivery of new SCC LIMS system
• Initiated and launched enterprise-wide issue tracking database, creating lab-specific templates and scripts
• Standardized laboratory processes and procedures
• Lead Sr. Project Manager for Temple University Health System implementations, resulting in very successful implementation, while providing additional capabilities not offered in previous LIS implementations
• Lead the successful completion of enterprise-wide LIMS Integration
• Responsible for several areas of SoftLab Clinical systems, including: SoftLab, SoftMic, SoftBank, SoftMedia, SoftReports, CCL, Security, Document Imaging, and others.

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Livonia, MI

• Responsible for delivery of new SCC LIS system
• Launched SoftWeb, enabling MU Stage 2 in the area of View, Download, Transmit criteria
• Lead Sr. Project Manager for Mount Carmel Health System implementations, resulting in very successful implementations, while providing additional capabilities not offered in previous LIS implementations
• Lead the successful completion of Visual Integration for Mount Carmel Health System and Saint Agnes Hospital
• Responsible for several areas of SoftLab Clinical including: Security, CCL, Document Imaging, SoftIQ and SoftBank

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Houston, TX 

• Led SCC LIMS upgrade, via multiple teams located in multiple locations throughout Texas and Florida
• Leading the team to upgrade SCC LIS on the VMS operating system, via several teams spread across multiple diverse locations and time zones
• Led the improvement of issue tracking by >30% across multiple systems via automation of system synchronization across multiple organizations issue tracking systems
• Led the improvement and safety of system upgrade testing via the use of virtual printers and workstations to test SoftLab print queues, versus having to test 2,000+ printers manually across multiple sites, some of which are located over 50 miles away from the main systems area

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Vineland, NJ 

• Led laboratory teams to upgrade LIS system across three hospital laboratories
• Led laboratory teams to integrate LIS system between four hospital laboratories
• Led laboratory teams implementation of LIS system between four hospital laboratories
• Created documentation library using SharePoint across enterprise system for all laboratories
• Coordinated work efforts between HIS, Ambulatory, POC, and the Ancillary Teams

Consultant/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Nashville, TN 

• Led SCC LIS implementation, via multiple teams located in multiple locations
• Leading the team to implement SCC LIS on the VMS operating system, via several teams spread across multiple locations
• Led the improvement of issue tracking by across multiple systems via automation of system synchronization across multiple organizations issue tracking systems
• Led the improvement and safety of system upgrade testing via the use of virtual printers and workstations to test SoftLab print queues, versus having to test 2,000+ printers manually across multiple sites, some of which are located over 75 miles away from the main systems area

Consultant/Team Leader

Confidential, St. Augustine, FL

• Led clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory teams for new LIS system implementation
• Led laboratory teams implementation of LIS system between four hospital laboratories
• Created documentation library using SharePoint across enterprise system for all laboratories
• Coordinated work efforts between HIS, Ambulatory, POC, and the Ancillary Teams
• Performed Allscripts module building for Sunrise Clinical Manager and Sunrise Laboratory
• Laboratory interface building with IF Team
• Primary contact for Laboratory and Allscripts Ambulatory modules

Team Leader

Confidential, Warren, MI

• Identified program schedule blockages, and provided mechanism to track ongoing program using earn value analysis (EVA) as an early warning indicator of schedule slippages, resulting in significant cost savings and improved delivery to plan. Recognized as change agent for accomplishing program improvements.
• Performed several rapid assessments of enterprise programs and provided plans to correct issues ranging from schedule and issue tracking to improving team dynamics.
• Improved program schedules and reduction in cost overruns by implementing a risk assessment process to determine program continuance and reduced its risk through various mitigation and contingency plans.